Category: art

Stop Drop And Doodle November 2026: Part One

I participated in Peachtober 2026, and it was magical. I have not wanted to draw everyday since 2017? Maybe 2011? It’s been a very long time to say the least.

So when October came to close, I knew I needed another set of prompts for November. I searched Instagram for a new challenge, and to the best of my research ability, I believe this #stopdropanddoodle set of 30 words seemed human assembled. That’s really my criteria, and that the account doesn’t appear to be problematic. So here are my first six doodles!

Day One: Little Fox
Day Two: Mushrooms
Day Three: Hedgehog
Day Four: Acorns
Day Five: Cozy Scarf
Day Six: Forest Path
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Thank You

I hope, dear reader, you know how much this WordPress community means to me. I have shared before how frustrating it is to share my designs on Instagram, how I have chased the algorithm and have been disappointed over and over by the shifting sands of Meta. The algorithm has felt even more desolate lately, not even showing my posts with my friends. It feels like yelling into a void. I feel like the rat in a cage from a Bullet with Butterfly Wings.

The reason why I started sharing my work on my Facebook and Instagram when I began sewing and picked up knitting again in the 2020, was to connect with others and find community. I’m tired of my feed drowning in advertisement, and feeling disconnected from others when they post and I post because we are not monetizing our every post. I don’t want to sell you anything. I want to inspire and learn together. I want to make art. I want to not feel alone, just like we all do.

WordPress has been the exception and your community makes me feel hopeful that in the AI Slop, short-form content, linked-below hellscape that is the internet right now, that we can still be there for each other. Thank you for every view, every like, every comment. You mean the world to me. Being an artist right now sucks, but you all make it magical.

I have been making a lot, organizing my work room, finding a lot of inspiration from like-minded folks on the internet and listening to good music. My favorites recently have been Haute & Freddy and rediscovering The Smashing Pumpkins after their amazing Lollapalooza performance. I wish you a lovely Friday! Until next time ❤

Hammock with a View

It’s not my best work, but a try to add depth to my art. I’ve been watching the Joy of Painting with Bob Ross, so I challenged myself to draw without sketching before hand.

This scene is purely from my imagination.

First, I drew the ocean scene, then the doorway and walls. I accidentally marked the page, so I added a sleeping dog to cover the mistake. Next the floor, a rug, and a fan, inspired by the fan in front of me (in real life). Finally a hammock edge, like you are lying in it, staring out to the ocean beyond.

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A Carrot Named Lila Lu Sang

A purple carrot. At first it reminded me of Purple Heinz Ketchup from childhood. (Anyone else remember that?) But really, this purple carrot is more natural, and normal, than our uniform orange varieties. Before we domesticated carrots into monotony there were vivid, rainbows of carrot. I’m glad we never lost these to time.

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Ground Cherry Pie

The first in a new series called, Drawing the Seed Catalogs. We obviously have a lot of seed catalogs kicking around, what better way to put them to use? And the best part? Being able to find muses to draw without using my phone. 😁

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